Fed Data Suggest Factories Could Be Shrugging Off Tariffs
- Kansas City Fed’s regional index sets record this month
- Businesses taking wait-and-see stance on trade policy
Chains hang from a bin during production at a chain manufacturing facility in Pueblo, Colorado.
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Pressing on in spite of tariffs is the prevailing policy of manufacturers across America’s Great Plains, judging by a new batch of data.
Orders rose to the highest since 2003. Production and shipments were also up.